Table 4 Effects of exercise on white blood cells count sprint- and endurance-trained athletes during training camp

Leukocytes

[10⁹ x L^− 1]

Sprint

6.27 ± 1.71

5.58 ± 1.00^a

4.88 ± 0.68^{a, b}

0.51

1.16

0.83

Endurance

7.51 ± 3.32

6.69 ± 2.28 ^a

5.87 ± 1.47 ^{a, b}

0.29

0.68

0.44

p value

0.3314

0.2078

0.1001

Lymphocytes

[10⁹ x L^− 1]

Sprint

2.80 ± 0.67

2.31 ± 0.52

2.15 ± 0.53

0.82

1.08

0.30

Endurance

2.66 ± 0.94

2.46 ± 0.65

2.25 ± 0.52

0.25

0.56

0.36

p value

0.9639

0.9884

0.9977

Neutrophils

[10⁹ x L^− 1]

Sprint

3.00 ± 1.09

2.75 ± 0.68

2.50 ± 0.45

0.28

0.65

0.44

Endurance

3.86 ± 2.69

3.36 ± 1.50

2.87 ± 0.49

0.24

0.62

0.4

p value

0.5681

0.8476

0.9819

Monocytes

[10⁹ x L^− 1]

Sprint

0.55 ± 0.12

0.53 ± 0.11

0.51 ± 0.14

0.17

0.31

0.16

Endurance

0.61 ± 0.18

0.58 ± 0.15

0.55 ± 0.13

0.18

0.39

0.21

p value

0.8965

0.9434

0.9736

Eosinophils

[10⁹ x L^− 1]

Sprint

0.16 ± 0.10

0.16 ± 0.10

0.16 ± 0.1

0.00

0.00

0.00

Endurance

0.28 ± 0.27

0.26 ± 0.27

0.25 ± 0.20

0.04

0.13

0.04

p value

0.3301

0.4454

0.5723

Basophils

[10⁹ x L^− 1]

Sprint

0.10 ± 0.00

0.10 ± 0.00

0.10 ± 0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Endurance

0.08 ± 0.05

0.08 ± 0.05

0.08 ± 0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

p value

0.5284

0.5115

0.5723